Private nonprofit · 4-year

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

Not enough data

ROI: Not enough data

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

There isn't enough federal earnings data to calculate a reliable ROI here yet.

We only publish an ROI verdict where the U.S. Department of Education reports both earnings and cost. We won’t fabricate a number where federal data is missing.

89% of Loma Linda University students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

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Average net price / yr as of 2024

$101,434

Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024

$75,739

Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024

$20,854

Median debt at graduation as of 2024

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Graduation rate as of 2024

89%

Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024

86%

Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024

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Retention rate as of 2024

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender

Women

$83,644

Men

$111,524

25% gap between the two groups

By family-income background

From lower-income families

$91,062

From higher-income families

$86,421

5% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)

Dependent students

$86,993

Independent students

$92,957

6% gap between the two groups

38%

First-generation students

64%

Take federal student loans

79%

Born in the U.S.

Who studies here

White 19%Hispanic 48%Asian 23%Black 3%Other 7%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

How Loma Linda University compares

This college against the California and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Loma Linda University students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

Best-paying majors at Loma Linda University

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

Major	Credential	Earnings (5 yr)	Median debt	10-yr ROI	Verdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Certificate	$167,922	$116,245	—	Not enough data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's	$109,875	$23,888	—	Not enough data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Certificate	$73,132	$69,623	—	Not enough data
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Certificate	$105,246	—	—	Not enough data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	Doctoral	$93,993	$137,639	—	Not enough data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	Certificate	$84,746	$114,194	—	Not enough data
Public Health	Certificate	$90,994	$74,940	—	Not enough data
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	Doctoral	$158,018	$233,845	—	Not enough data
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Certificate	$67,323	$82,874	—	Not enough data
Medicine	Doctoral	$203,166	$242,970	—	Not enough data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	Associate's	$127,531	—	—	Not enough data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Certificate	$131,073	$136,243	—	Not enough data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's	$97,622	$25,000	—	Not enough data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Certificate	$77,170	$17,858	—	Not enough data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Certificate	$113,564	$21,000	—	Not enough data
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Certificate	$59,567	$13,977	—	Not enough data
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Certificate	$114,575	—	—	Not enough data
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's	$71,640	$15,000	—	Not enough data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Professional	$235,030	$260,371	—	Not enough data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Certificate	$192,366	—	—	Not enough data
Dentistry	Doctoral	$145,144	$365,728	—	Not enough data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	Certificate	$88,391	$72,960	—	Not enough data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	Associate's	$71,873	$20,000	—	Not enough data
Social Work	Certificate	$75,908	$61,500	—	Not enough data
Psychology, General	Master's	$108,593	$235,323	—	Not enough data